Financiers

Tried another recipe from the so-far-foolproofed joyofbaking.com as I've gt leftovers egg whites from amatuer (failed) making of homemade ice cream.

Recipe from here.

As what my photos shows, I did not use fresh berries to decorate the financiers. Other than that, I followed the recipe (there's a video) quite closely. And I did not use cheesecloth or any other strainer to strain the melted butter away from the brown bits. Just pour accordingly to gut feel - Jamie Oliver style.

This is best eaten fresh & warm from the oven.

Custard Cookies

Nowadays I'm looking for recipes to clear out the stuffs I had in the fridge so that I can maximize whatever I have and minimize wastage of food. 

And honestly, I think the blog is going to turn into a baking blog soon. ha!

Recipe from here.

Beware, it is quite a oily recipe though. 250g of butter.. I find it easier to use hands to roll the dough into balls rather than using spoons etc. But then you will end up with very oily hands. And you have to be gentle with it. Got to roll fast else it will not form a ball and it will stick to your hands.

Enjoy!

Black Velvet Cupcake

This has been one of the recipes that I have contemplated to do for quite some time now. I have singled this out from the recipes I had on the Good Food magazine. Honestly, this magazine is good. Filled with easy to make and delicious recipes. 

Since I had heavy cream to spare and I thought, why not I make these? And starts the search for the marked pages in the magazine. 

Recipe can be found here

I've made minor tweaks to the cream. I added 1/2 tsp of vanilla essence and omitted the champagne.

Some useful tips for whipping the cream that worked for me:

- Martha Stewart - How to whip cream

- Whip the cream until soft peaks form, then add sugar and other seasoning, continue beat on high speed till stiff peaks formed.